Photo: change-of-venue from Greenville, South Carolina, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Greenwood, SC: what to set up and who to call
Greenwood runs its own electric utility, Greenwood CPW; its homes paid 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025. The closest public drop-off to Greenwood is Solid Waste Collection and Recycling Convenience Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Greenwood, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Greenwood.
Power comes from Greenwood CPW
Greenwood CPW (Greenwood CPW), a municipal utility, serves 99.2% of Greenwood residents. Its homes paid an average of 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $83 a month (its average across South Carolina).
Start or move service: greenwoodcpw.com · (864) 942-8100
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Greenwood Cpw (2410001) water system
The Greenwood Cpw (2410001) water system supplies Greenwood: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 52,022 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. SC2410001.
7 home internet providers serve Greenwood
100% of 8,423 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 99% | 2,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 89% | 2,000/2,000 |
| West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 81% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Xfinity | Fiber | 4% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 38% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Greenwood depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Greenwood, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
From cityofgreenwoodsc.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Greenwood is in Greenwood School District 50.
B−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Greenwood spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Greenwood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Greenwood | ZIP’s residents in Greenwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29646 | Greenwood, SC | 58% | 49% |
| 29649 | Greenwood, SC | 42% | 34% |
29647, 29648 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Greenwood
Who supplies Greenwood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Greenwood Cpw (2410001) water system (EPA ID SC2410001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Greenwood?
Greenwood CPW (Greenwood CPW), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Greenwood?
Vyve Broadband, Brightspeed, West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Greenwood?
29646 (58%), 29649 (42%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Greenwood in?
Greenwood School District 50.
How do I register to vote in Greenwood?
In South Carolina you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Greenwood Board of Voter Registration. Check your registration at vrems.scvotes.sc.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Greenwood’s own website (cityofgreenwoodsc.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.